tonight

I walked tonight
at the moment when the charcoal of the dark
smudged itself against the pastel violet
of the setting sun

when the stars sparkled
like fools gold
in the depths of the darkest blue waters

where trees rose up
silhouetted against the sky
in greeting
branches, like arms, stretched out in warmth
like long lost friends

where the sounds of the moment
are muted and dampened
and become soft whispers and caresses
changing the landscape of what's known

I walked at night
when the day
transforms itself into a new beginning.

- lml March 28/07